Name: Amazonocrinis meghalayensis Pal and Singh 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: me.gha.lay.en’sis. N.L. masc. adj. meghalayensis, pertaining to the state of Meghalaya, from where the strain was isolated

Pronunciation, gender: me-gha-lay-EN-sis, masculine

Holotype: GCC 20231; MEG8-PS

16S rRNA gene: OQ690030 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Pal S, Saraf A, Kumar N, Singh P. Igniting taxonomic curiosity: The amazing story of Amazonocrinis with the description of a new genus Ahomia gen. nov. and novel species of Ahomia, Amazonocrinis, and Dendronalium from the biodiversity-rich northeast region of India. J Phycol 2024; 60:387-408.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Pal and Singh) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Pal et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Amazonocrinis Alvarenga et al. 2021

Assigned by: Pal S, Saraf A, Kumar N, Singh P. Igniting taxonomic curiosity: The amazing story of Amazonocrinis with the description of a new genus Ahomia gen. nov. and novel species of Ahomia, Amazonocrinis, and Dendronalium from the biodiversity-rich northeast region of India. J Phycol 2024; 60:387-408.

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Record number: 45392